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Bianca T. Leonard

University of California, IrvineORCID 0000-0002-8660-9305Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:imaging· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1

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Anhedonia buffers the effects of early-life unpredictability on threat-reward decision-making.

Bianca T. Leonard, Maria Alejandra Martinez-Ortiz, Jason Bock, Yifan Zhang, Steve Flores, Derek V. Taylor, Laura M. Glynn, Elysia Poggi Davis, Hal S. Stern, Tallie Z. Baram, Catherine A. Hartley, Michael A. Yassa, Aaron M. Bornstein

This study examines how anhedonia and early-life unpredictability interact to influence threat-reward decision-making in humans.

bioRxiv · May 19, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

A combined neuroanatomy, ex vivo imaging and immunohistochemistry defined MRI mask for the human paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus

Madison R. Tetzlaff, Bianca T. Leonard, Michael A. Yassa, Tallie Z. Baram, Jerod M. Rasmussen

The paper defines a histology-informed MRI mask for the human paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus, showing spatial overlap with existing masks but with additional posterior voxels and consistent functional connectivity patterns.

Human Brain Mapping · Sep 25, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Sex-specific effects of early life unpredictability on hippocampal and amygdala responses to novelty in adolescents

Elysia Poggi Davis, Bianca T. Leonard, Robert J. Jirsaraie, David B. Keator, Steven L. Small, Curt A. Sandman, Victoria B. Risbrough, Hal S. Stern, Laura M. Glynn, Michael A. Yassa, Tallie Z. Baram, Jerod M. Rasmussen

This study examines how early-life unpredictability affects hippocampal and amygdala responses to novelty in adolescents, finding sex-specific differences in brain activation and functional connectivity.

Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science · Jul 7, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience